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Liah! Liah.

Liah!

Blessed is our God, always, both now and ever,

unto the ages of ages.

No, this isn't yours.

This is yours, you understand?

Your towel.

Let's go.

Sit properly.

Sit. Sit properly!

Have mercy on us, O God, according to your great mercy.

Listen and have mercy.

For you are the resurrection, the life and the repose

of your servant Aman.

O Christ our God and your all-holy, good and life-creating Spirit,

both now and ever, unto the ages of ages.

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

I'll do everything I can do to find Liah.

I get out during the investigation. I'll be home soon.

When? Tomorrow.

That's good news, Sammy. Yeah.

I promise.

I'll find Liah, Kiki. We'll find Liah.

We should get going.

One minute, please.

Did you get something?

The only thing I heard

is they're new operators from Estonia.

We don't know their names,

but they're people who just do random jobs.

It's really hard to find them.

I'll ask around. Do that.

Women and children are worth money. People don't let them drown.

Joni, I saw the wound.

If you got it the way you said, it's a crime.

You should report it.

Then the cops would come here with questions.

We have to think about what's best for the family's children.

They can't stand up for their rights.

I Don't know. 'I'd rather not report it.

- You sure? - Yeah.

Why did he attack you? What was the situation?

Or was Jawad doing something to Bushra? And you intervened?

Bushra didn't say good things about you for nothing.

You're very brave.

Please reconsider.

Good luck with studying.

I noticed you're reading a familiar looking book.

Law school would be the right place for you.

Who's that?

She handles Bushra's and Rayan's things.

How does she know they're here?

- Is she snooping around? - No. She's not interested in you.

She's interested in Jawad.

The man actually stabbed the boy?

And the boy doesn't want to report it?

- Why not? - He's afraid. He's underage.

I Guess this isn't something you encounter every day.

No. Definitely not.

- What about the surgery? - That's today.

Where can I make copies?

I think I know a place.

"Refugee Help." Yep.

And I also put your number there.

Okay.

- Hi. - Hi.

Jenna, wait. Where are you going?

Home. I have a headache and I'm sick.

Oh. I thought we could hang out after school.

Not today.

And I see no point hanging out If we can't talk.

- What do you mean? - I don't like it when people lie.

- I haven't lied. - What happened to your leg?

So here are the copies.

How did you find us?

I looked you up online,

So, there's no one who matches her information.

Here I have information of all the underage people

who have been registered without a guardian.

But I can also go through all the international lists,

but it will take some time.

Do you have any idea what could have happened to her?

The only thing you know is that she arrived with her father?

Yes. On boat or ship?

And you bought a trip from human smugglers?

We had no choice.

Of course. I was just thinking if you have their contact information.

How did you get here?

Well, let's believe and hope that everything is fine.

But it all depends on what kind of people

your husband and daughter were with.

Look, I'm really sorry for your loss, but you shouldn't give up now.

The thing you can do now is to spread those.

And the police will do everything they can to find her.

What if they don't? Well...

(Phone rings on mute)

I have to take this.

Maria.

Yes.

That's wonderful.

Thank you for letting me know.

I'll be there. Bye.

Look, I'm sorry, I have to go now.

Is it possible someone has taken her?

Unfortunately Finland isn't a human trafficking-free zone, either.

Some people buy children?

Every year tens of thousands of children are sold.

But what about Finland?

In Finland too. Believe me, it happens.

- And the police know about it? - They steer clear of the police.

I'm really sorry, but I have to go.

I'll contact you immediately if I hear something.

They're letting Sammy go.

Isn't that good news? Good? No.

He'll go straight to Sharif.

Fucking fucking fuck! I'm in so deep shit.

Sharif will guess right away who's been making deals on the side.

And when Sammy finds out...

he'll kill me.

This girl hasn't been sold yet. We still have time to get her.

Get her.

How fucking crazy are you? How the hell I do that?

This could end badly.

Damn. I wish they would find her here, but that will never happen.

Help them.

Be quiet, for fuck's sake! You know nothing about anything.

What will I say to him

when he asks me how the fuck I know that?

How do the others know, then? Who others?

The fucking people who are buying those kids from Internet.

I don't know if I've ever shown you this.

What is it? It's an adoption agency.

But it's fake. Just bait.

When we find a rich enough couple, we offer them an alternative code,

which is a code to this website.

Otherwise the cops would find it.

You seem to know quite a lot.

Sammy asked you to get some information,

and you seem to have it.

It's not that complicated.

(Girls laughing)

- Maria Korpi-Heikkila. - It's Riku Railo, hi.

We were in your office earlier to talk about the missing little girl.

Yeah.

I was thinking about what you said about child trafficking in Finland.

Why haven't the police said anything about it to Kiki?

They probably want to rule out other possibilities first.

But you think Liah might be in the hands of criminals?

I'm sure the police are considering that possibility as well.

What are the possibilities?

- You mean human trafficking? - Yes. I mean, she's only four.

You can't rule out any possibilities based on age, unfortunately.

This is the world we live in.

Children go missing. They're abandoned.

They're neglected. They're even sold.

A biological father or mother doesn't guarantee

a child's safety or happy childhood.

But we probably shouldn't speculate

before we know what's happened to Rayan.

- Rayan? - Sorry, I mean, Liah.

- Where are the children sold then? - Unfortunately I don't know.

I guess no one does. Otherwise it would be stopped.

- I guess on the darknet. - Right.

I have to go. We can talk more later.

Yeah, bye.

Let's go. Yeah.

- Oh, hi. - Hi.

Now is a bad time for a visit.

I'll leave right away. I just came to see how the surgery went.

- It looks like it went well. - Let's hope so.

Mom.

What's the word on Sammy?

Don't fucking tell me he's getting out. Tomorrow.

Then he starts asking about the fucking kid.

I'll make sure he won't. How?

We got money for the girl, right?

Do we care if Sammy found out where she is? No.

I'll feed him some information about Liah's whereabouts.

That way he won't find a need to start snooping around.

How the hell are you gonna do that? I have my ways. Trust me.

And if we're lucky, he's gonna get a fucking bullet in his head.

And he probably will, because there's some bad motherfuckers

waiting for him on the other side.

Hey.

Come here.

What's your name, son?

My name is Jorge.

I'm shy too.

Where's your parents?

Are you all alone?

Arius. Arius.

Get out of here.

Hey, just making conversation. I know your conversation.

Can I have one?

(Tango music)

Sammy seems to like tango.

So did you hear anything from the police? No, nothing.

Should you call them?

Might be good to know what they're doing.

And to make sure that they're actually doing something.

You know, my experience with the police has not been very good.

You know, this is not Eritrea.

The police of any country.

(Tango vocalist sings)

(Tango song continues)

I need to get Tor on this. Can you help?

- Why? - What "Why?"

What do you need it for?

This one thing.

Everyone I know uses it to buy junk and other shit.

I Know, right?

You promised to stay out of trouble.

Why don't you just download it.

And you think that answer is enough for me?

Yeah.

What is it? Come to bed.

What do you think?

I don't know If we have what it takes.

They've probed and inspected us for quite a few years,

and they've approved of us.

I didn't mean that. I mean everything else.

What's that?

Are we still strong enough?

What if everything gets fucked up again?

Yesterday you had a different opinion.

What's changed?

Do we have other options?

What other options?

It just feels so wrong

that there are so many children in the world

that deserve a good home and good parents.,

And so many people who deserve a child.

Why don't these two things meet? Shouldn't they?

Yeah, of course they should.

(Suspenseful music)

So you're out.

So, do we know where Aman's body was found?

No, but I talked to one guy, and he gave me these.

What are these? Codes.

What fucking codes? I don't know. Codes to some websites.

I didn't have time to check them out.

But the guy, he seemed to know what he was talking about.

Let's go.

Sammy has so many of the same T-shirts.

I'll never have to wash again.

(Riku chuckles)

We're blessed.

I found this. A refugee centre for children

who've entered Finland without their parents.

But it's a bit of a drive.

There's one in Espoo, Hameenkyro, Kotka, Oulu,

Turku, Vantaa, Voyri.

Sammy. Kiki?

Kiki?

Yonah. Hey.

- You got out? - For the duration of the investigation.

What are you doing here?

You brought Kiki to Finland, and that's great,

but I didn't ask you to keep her company.

You can go.

Sammy... Yeah?

Should we take a look at these now? Yeah.

Where are you going? I'll give you a call.

Wait. I need that.

- This? - Yes.,

Can I download Tor on this? It has Tor.

Dark web? Yeah.

What do you need it for?

What are you doing?

What are these?

They're websites where they sell children.

I stayed up all night looking at those.

I think it's a waste of time.

She's alive.

My baby's alive.

Dad.

"I'm Lilly. I'm four years old.

"I'm a cute and kind healthy orphan."

Are you contacting them now?

Yeah. Saying I want to buy Lilly.

I'll come get the laptop later.

Call me if I can help.

Oh, hey.

It's not visiting hours right now.

You should come back at 5.

I'll give you five minutes.

Maria, thank you.

You were of great help. Maybe this nightmare is finally over.

Oh, it's nothing. I just did what I thought was right.

This isn't over yet. There could be rejection of the organ.

- Would you like to see Rayan? - I don't have time.

And you don't have to go. Bushra's there, so Rayan is okay.

And I'll help her if necessary.

I'm Rayan's guardian,

and I want to take care of my responsibility honorably.

I'm sure you have a lot of work with other cases.

We'll be fine.

Hi, Matilda.

Hi.

- This is Eevi. - Hi.

This is Eino. Riku.

- Hi. - Hi. Eino.

Hi, Eevi.

Did your mom bring you a nice gift from the ferry?

This Is unbelievable.

First we don't see each other for ten years,

and now we've bumped into each other twice.

Riku was on the ferry when we had the fair.

The fair and...

Right.

- Are you also stuck in publishing? - Oh, no. In the junkyard business.

A man with a tool.

Riku and I went to high school together.

We would've been in the same university

but he never started his studies.

Yeah. If I had, I could be in your place and you in mine.

Possibly.

But which one of us is the lucky one?

What is this? I don't know.

There's a hole in here.

Yeah, yeah, that's why it keeps popping.

Yeah, but I'll fix it so it stops.

BASICS OF LAW

Thanks. I hope it works. Yeah, I hope so.

How much do I owe you? Nothing. It's a small fix.

Thanks, man.

Hi.

- Jenna. - He doesn't speak Finnish.

Oh, sorry. Jenna, hi.

Hi. Anwar.

Here's your student ID.

- You dropped it under the seat. - Thanks.

Sorry. I have to go get Jawad.

Thank you, my friend. Look after her. Yes.

- Want one? - Yeah.

And sorry.

That's okay.

You had a reason to be angry.

I Don't want to lie to you.

I just don't know how I can ever tell.

It's not that I don't trust you. But...

You'll tell me when you can.

And I haven't told you everything, either.

You've only seen the tip of the iceberg.

Good. Then we have a lot to talk about.

BASICS OF LAW

Look.

I wonder if this still works.

# I was feeling kinda low on a sunny day,

# I was praying for rain to cover my face.

# Got around to the fair and the poison planes,

# so easy to see it wasn't made for my grace...#

Request for an interview.

That's right. The police want to talk to me.

You fucked up your finances, that's why.

I Don't care why, but you have to take these people. Now.

I Don't want any more trouble. Take them away.

Get out!

Hey!

They're not going anywhere.

And neither are you.

Let's go.

Hey! Stop.

This has to stop. Do you understand?

You'll take the men with you. I'm canceling the deal.

Fuck you.

Move.

Where the fuck is he going? Hey! Come back!

You too, out! Get out!

Get your stuff and get out!

I Said, "Out!”

Hey!

Hey! Come back inside.

Calm down. It's all good. Let's talk.

What are you doing, man?

What are you doing?

Let's go.

(Siren)

(Knock at door, doorbell rings)

Go to hell! I'll call the police.

We are the police.

This is a misunderstanding. I can explain.

Yeah, yeah.

- I'm not a criminal. - Yeah, yeah.

I'm not a criminal!

You should eat.

Do I have to feed you myself?

Kiki.

I'm the same dad as before.

I needed money.

And those people needed help.

You don't understand.

What the smugglers have done to me,

to Liah,

to Aman,

you've done that to someone else.

I wanted to help you. To help all of you.

I'm ashamed,

now I know where that help was coming from.

You took money from people that needed it more than us.

I didn't do it out of greed.

With this colour at my age, it's not easy to find work.

I tried. I have been a cleaner.

Where will we get the money?

What money? To buy Liah.

You mean you're going to pay those arseholes? Yes, of course.

What else can we do?

We're not speaking about small money. What else can we do?

I'll find the money somehow.

# I was feeling kinda low on a sunny day,

# I was praying for rain to cover my face.

# Got around to the fair and the poison planes,

# so easy to see it wasn't made for my grace...

# It was a get-around day and oh my bones,

# I shook all day waiting to get home.

# I don't mind to say, what a rusty day,

# roaming in hell under razor rain grey... #

(Turns off music as front door closes)

Riku.

What are you doing sitting here?

Nothing.

Is everything okay?

Everything okay.

No, thanks. I have to study.

You've become a nerd.

- Where were you? - Jenna's.

You know what?

Guess what I just decided?

What?

Guess.

What is this fucking place crying for?

This here.

- Customers. - Yep.

Customers.

We'll start doing authorized service. I'll get a computer system.

We'll show Dad how to run a shop. That fucking asshole.

You can still apply for school.

What are you talking about?

I'm almost thirty. You get it?

My life is here.

Other people can study all they want.

Don't study too hard. It'll give you a headache.

# Well, walking to my bed, what a homicide day.

# Still waiting for the friend who would look my way.

(Fire flares, Riku chuckles)

Woo-hoo! (Music surges)

Oh!

# Make a rock-and-roll song where she comes my way

# and she won't walk away, no, she wanted to stay.

# Let's dance... #

Rama is scared.

Our home was burned.

# Make a rock-and-roll song where she comes my way

# and she won't walk away, no, she wanted to stay.

# Let's dance, she said, and didn't walk away,

# first time I didn't want the day to fade away. #

(Instant message chime)

It's from them! Yeah?

What are they saying?

"Thank you for your interest.

"We've gotten a lot of inquiries about Lilly, but you're lucky

"because she's still looking for a good home.

"You may pay an advantage of 5000 euros.

"The payment shall be paid in bitcoins

"and will be deducted from the total cost of..."

50,000 euros.

They're asking 50,000. We don't even have five.

Not fifty. But here is 5000 for you.

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